Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Video: World's Fastest Beer Machine
Video: World's Fastest Beer Machine -- Of course something like this is invented in Philadelphia!
Why Won't Burger King Share Its "X-Tra Long" Burgers With America? - The Consumerist
Why Won't Burger King Share Its "X-Tra Long" Burgers With America? - The Consumerist - I would love to try one of these at least once. Come on Burger King what's the hold up?
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
A Case Against Hybrid Vehicles
Yes you are looking at the title and wondering am I on drugs? Is this guy really against hybrid technology? Well I am not completely against hybrid technology and the many vehicles coming out in the market yearly. But just hear me out, make your judgment later and feel free to leave me a comment.
People buy hybrid cars for all sorts of reason. From trying to save money on gas to saving the environment. Pretty usual reasons why anyone would want to get a hybrid vehicle. But wait, if you want to get a hybrid vehicle for yourself you usually have to shell out a few thousand dollars more than the base model of the same car (if available). Hybrid cars have been around a decade or so and still they cost way more. Is paying the extra few thousand dollars for a hybrid vehicle really worth it? If you think about it, it will take years of driving to save the difference in paying for gas alone. Yes that sounds good to me if I can keep the car running for the next 10-20 years, but who keeps their car with them that long nowadays anyway? We are constantly bombarded with new features and told how we are missing out. So to me its not worth it to spend the extra 3000-5000 for a hybrid technology.
People who buy luxury hybrid vehicles, are you crazy? Who are you trying to impress? I laugh every time I see one of those GMC SUV trucks with a big Hybrid logo on them. I mean are you shouting to the world that the person inside of this SUV is an environmentally conscious driver? Who are you kidding? If they are so environmentally conscious how about you take the bus instead! Just today on my way to lunch this lady was trying to drive her Lexus Hybrid car. I am not sure if the car was giving her problems or she was giving the car problems, but either way what is the point in buying a $40000 plus car if you can't burn your tires on the pavement every time you want to race the person in the next lane.
I know there will be plenty of people who are going to mock me for being against the environment, but don't get me wrong there are other ways to save the environment. Like breathe less, walk or bike to work. I am sure hybrid technology will be good but its not at the level I am comfortable with. To me its not worth it just yet.
People buy hybrid cars for all sorts of reason. From trying to save money on gas to saving the environment. Pretty usual reasons why anyone would want to get a hybrid vehicle. But wait, if you want to get a hybrid vehicle for yourself you usually have to shell out a few thousand dollars more than the base model of the same car (if available). Hybrid cars have been around a decade or so and still they cost way more. Is paying the extra few thousand dollars for a hybrid vehicle really worth it? If you think about it, it will take years of driving to save the difference in paying for gas alone. Yes that sounds good to me if I can keep the car running for the next 10-20 years, but who keeps their car with them that long nowadays anyway? We are constantly bombarded with new features and told how we are missing out. So to me its not worth it to spend the extra 3000-5000 for a hybrid technology.
People who buy luxury hybrid vehicles, are you crazy? Who are you trying to impress? I laugh every time I see one of those GMC SUV trucks with a big Hybrid logo on them. I mean are you shouting to the world that the person inside of this SUV is an environmentally conscious driver? Who are you kidding? If they are so environmentally conscious how about you take the bus instead! Just today on my way to lunch this lady was trying to drive her Lexus Hybrid car. I am not sure if the car was giving her problems or she was giving the car problems, but either way what is the point in buying a $40000 plus car if you can't burn your tires on the pavement every time you want to race the person in the next lane.
I know there will be plenty of people who are going to mock me for being against the environment, but don't get me wrong there are other ways to save the environment. Like breathe less, walk or bike to work. I am sure hybrid technology will be good but its not at the level I am comfortable with. To me its not worth it just yet.
Monday, January 24, 2011
How to Save Money on Lunch
Are you like me? Working 9 to 5? I work in Los Angeles and there are thousands of food options near my place of work. I love the option of being able to choose from so many options. Of course with options comes expensive prices. Lunch usually ranges between $10-$20, not bad for a lunch. But if you add that for a week that could easily turn into a $50-$100 gone in just one meal. Ouch! I have plenty of friends who love to eat out during lunch and believe me I love to eat out as well. But, when you take a look at the big picture it is not worth it, it is just a meal. So here are some tips I came up with that can help you save money on lunch as well.
MYOL (Make Your Own Lunch):
This is not a hard task, especially if you love to cook. I usually pack my lunch in the morning. It can be any flavor of sandwiches. You are the chef of your lunch so be creative and make a lunch you are actually going to look forward to eat.
Frozen Entrées:
Frozen entrées are also popular substitute for going out to eat for lunch as well. Of course this requires a little bit of planning on your side. You should pick the meals you would enjoy from your grocer's freezer section. Also be careful of the high amounts of sodium and other preservatives these frozen entrées then to pack with them. Basically you can plan your lunches out for the whole week all while doing grocery shopping.
Take Leftovers:
I love taking leftovers to work. I am not a cook but my fiancée loves to cook and we usually cook enough to make an extra meal or two out of it. I use that as a perfect opportunity to pack the leftover as my lunch. Not only am I saving money I am enjoying some home cooked meals as well.
Potluck with buddies:
If there are other co-workers you have lunch with regularly then ask them if they would be interested in doing a potluck style lunch with you? You don't need to email the entire office but just your friends at work and see if can get a little crowd going. You get to taste the different food along with yours and usually at potlucks there is plenty of food available for even more leftovers. Make someone responsible for organizing the potluck and you are all set. This way you can avoid boredom with your meals and you are also making it an activity.
Of course remember that just like anyone else it can get boring to eat at your desk, so make sure you check out the scenery around your work. If there is a park or a recreational area, make it a point to visit it during lunch. You'll not only enjoy the outdoors you will also get some much needed break from your office desk.
MYOL (Make Your Own Lunch):
This is not a hard task, especially if you love to cook. I usually pack my lunch in the morning. It can be any flavor of sandwiches. You are the chef of your lunch so be creative and make a lunch you are actually going to look forward to eat.
Frozen Entrées:
Frozen entrées are also popular substitute for going out to eat for lunch as well. Of course this requires a little bit of planning on your side. You should pick the meals you would enjoy from your grocer's freezer section. Also be careful of the high amounts of sodium and other preservatives these frozen entrées then to pack with them. Basically you can plan your lunches out for the whole week all while doing grocery shopping.
Take Leftovers:
I love taking leftovers to work. I am not a cook but my fiancée loves to cook and we usually cook enough to make an extra meal or two out of it. I use that as a perfect opportunity to pack the leftover as my lunch. Not only am I saving money I am enjoying some home cooked meals as well.
Potluck with buddies:
If there are other co-workers you have lunch with regularly then ask them if they would be interested in doing a potluck style lunch with you? You don't need to email the entire office but just your friends at work and see if can get a little crowd going. You get to taste the different food along with yours and usually at potlucks there is plenty of food available for even more leftovers. Make someone responsible for organizing the potluck and you are all set. This way you can avoid boredom with your meals and you are also making it an activity.
Of course remember that just like anyone else it can get boring to eat at your desk, so make sure you check out the scenery around your work. If there is a park or a recreational area, make it a point to visit it during lunch. You'll not only enjoy the outdoors you will also get some much needed break from your office desk.
Friday, January 21, 2011
How To Teach Kids About Budgeting
I wrote a little article for you parents. Check it out and feel free to comment.
Budgeting is important, we as adults learn to budget only after we've spent too much. But don't you wish you had started life with budgeting first and learn more about money at a younger age? Our schools teach kids their ABCs but they don't teach them about money and budgeting. That is a topic for another day. This hub is going to share some ideas you can use to get your kids to learn about money, what it means to budget and how this will affect the rest of their lives. To continue reading click here.
Budgeting is important, we as adults learn to budget only after we've spent too much. But don't you wish you had started life with budgeting first and learn more about money at a younger age? Our schools teach kids their ABCs but they don't teach them about money and budgeting. That is a topic for another day. This hub is going to share some ideas you can use to get your kids to learn about money, what it means to budget and how this will affect the rest of their lives. To continue reading click here.
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Shetoldme.com: Best Referral Site For Your Blog
SheToldMe.com is a site that has been around for quite some time now, however not a lot of people have read about it or even heard of this site. I for one had not heard about this site till I got serious about blogging. I have majority of my articles on Hubpages.com. If you are interested in a community based blogging website were you are free to blog about anything and earn some cash while you are at it, then you should definitely checkout Hubpages.com.
How I use Shetoldme.com
Shetoldme.com is a referral site. You can either post your articles directly on Shetoldme.com or you can use it as a referral so you can bring additional traffic to your website via Shetoldme.com. Basically once you become a Shetoldme.com member you can either post an entire article or you can post a snippet and provide a link to your blog so you can gain additional readers to your website or blog. This helps your website or blog additional views it. What you are doing is promoting your site. The more places your link is present the faster it gets indexed by a search engine like Google. Also you are attracting more audience you normally would not have if you did not backlink.
You can also gain adsense revenue from Shetoldme.com. You share a certain percentage with shetoldme.com. Best part about shetoldme.com is that if you refer to someone else you get a small portion of their adsense revenue because you referred to them. Its a truly a win-win situation. If you are interested in learning more about backlinking and shetoldme.com You should visit Susana's hub on SEO.
How I use Shetoldme.com
Shetoldme.com is a referral site. You can either post your articles directly on Shetoldme.com or you can use it as a referral so you can bring additional traffic to your website via Shetoldme.com. Basically once you become a Shetoldme.com member you can either post an entire article or you can post a snippet and provide a link to your blog so you can gain additional readers to your website or blog. This helps your website or blog additional views it. What you are doing is promoting your site. The more places your link is present the faster it gets indexed by a search engine like Google. Also you are attracting more audience you normally would not have if you did not backlink.
You can also gain adsense revenue from Shetoldme.com. You share a certain percentage with shetoldme.com. Best part about shetoldme.com is that if you refer to someone else you get a small portion of their adsense revenue because you referred to them. Its a truly a win-win situation. If you are interested in learning more about backlinking and shetoldme.com You should visit Susana's hub on SEO.
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